Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 1945) was a Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church in Germany. His writings have become widely influential, and his book “The Cost of Discipleship” has been described as a modern classic.
Apart from his theological writings, Bonhoeffer was known for his staunch resistance to Nazi dictatorship, including vocal opposition to Hitler’s euthanasia program and genocidal persecution of the Jews. He was arrested in April 1943 by the Gestapo and imprisoned.
After being accused of being associated with the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, he was quickly tried, and then hanged on 9 April 1945, 3 weeks before Adolf Hitler committed suicide.
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